Arado Ar 234 A
Variants - Weapons - Equipment
Smith, J. Richard - Creek, Eddie J.
First Edition.
From the series: Military Aircraft in Detail
The Arado 234 A was designed as the world's first pure jet reconnaissance / bomber and it was in this capability that the Germans led the world during the Second World War. Prior to ist intended role, like any new design it had a sustained development period where the initial design concepts regarding airframe, engine development, Instrumentation, equipment etc, were all tested in detail.
(n the case of the Arado in ist original A series guise, the most striking feature of the airframe was the lack of a conventional undercarriage, flight being achieved by a jettisonable dolly and landing on retractable skids. The Arado used the world's first successful axial flow-turbojet, a configuration that became the standard for jet engine design. In this form the prototypes went through a variety of engine types and combinations from both Junkers and BMW - in both twin-engine and four-engine layouts.
In this volume of Military Aircraft in Detail the A series is covered in unprecedented detail, included are:
Company History
Engines
Design and Development
Airframe and equipment
Detailed drawings
Colour profiles
Flying the Ar 234 A
The Military Aircraft in Detail series forms a comprehensive library of facts covering detailed aspects of both classic military and civilian aircraft.
Softcover, large format
96 Seiten / pages
many photos, drawings and illustrations
very good condition, like new
Hersham, England - 2006 - Midland Publishing
Art.Nr. 23916
